Saab 340 LV-CEJ

Summary

On 18 May 2011 at about 23:50 local time, a Saab 340 registered LV-CEJ, operated by Sol Lineas Aereas, was involved in an accident near Los Menucos, Argentina. 21 people were on board and 21 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 May 2011 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Menucos, Argentina

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Saab 340

Registration

LV-CEJ

Operator

Sol Lineas Aereas

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA11RA059

21 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 18, 2011, at about 23:47 UTC, a Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A, registration LV-CEJ, was enroute from Neuquén, Argentina, to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina when the flight crew declared an emergency then disappeared from radar. The aircraft was later discovered crashed about 35 km from Los Menucos (Argentina). There were 3 crew and 18 passengers on board, all fatal. The Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) of Argentina is investigating the accident. All inquiries should be directed to the JIAAC at: Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) Avenida Belgrano 1370 - Piso 11 C1093AAO, Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jiaac.gov.ar

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.